Black Knight Greatsword type vibe

Lasts for a total of 0.05 seconds

Hell yeah, poise whenever you want.

Saw this in the shop in Spiked Caestus fist weapon

lads, this is the unfaltering prayer you have been waiting for.

Based on testing on crossbow bolts... Halves the damage that comes through armor.
Damage must come before you hit the sword to the ground.

Good if you want to block an attack but aren't presently using a shield in the off hand. Damage reduction is pretty strong and against some attacks that have big stagger (like 2h knights doing the lunge that launches you) you will stand your ground. Will get you killed on attacks with fast follow-ups/multiple swings that usually knock you down, like Leonid's double swing (would normally launch you and the second attack whiffs). Has the weird issue of competing with guard countering using a Barricade ash on a shield to negate damage then punish.

Anyone know how long this lasts? The effect itself fades quickly but I've noticed the buff stays even if the effect fades

lasts almost nothing. good thing too or n00bs would spam it like they did BKS or caestus in DS3